EXPLORING GENDER REPRESENTATION IN PAKISTANI AND TURKISH DRAMAS: A COMPARATIVE CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

Abstract

The present study examines the representation of female characters in Pakistani and Turkish dramas. This is a comparative study of both Pakistani and Turkish societies. Looking back on previous studies, it is clear that these studies have focused on examining the hidden ideology, power relations, stereotypes, and gender inequality in dramas. The present study analyzes the language of leading characters from selected Pakistani and Turkish dramas to investigate the projection of women. The study is qualitative in nature and the dialogues are selected through purposive sampling method. The selected dramas have been analyzed using the critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach. Fairclough’s three-dimensional model has been used for analyzing the text of the dramas which includes textual, discursive, and social analyses. That analysis reveals the hidden ideologies of dramas. The dramas have been chosen from Pakistani channels HUM TV and Urdu 1. This research is important in understanding women’s representation in Pakistani and Turkish dramas on social, cultural and ethical dimensions.